Bursera graveolens

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"Copal de Santo"

"Peruvian Palo Santo"

"Ecuadorian Palo Santo"

Ecuadorian Palo Santois a resinous and highly fragrant wood. The resin known as Copal de Santo (from the same species Burseragraveolens) is also employed as an incense. This Palo Santo wood originates from Ecuador. One only needs to light the tip of a piece of wood with a match or lighter for it to quickly catch fire, thus where the term "torch wood" comes from. To use the wood as an incense smudge, let the tip burn for 30 to 60 seconds and then blow out. The smoke produced by Palo Santo is woody and complex, with with a some similarities with pine and strong notes that appear similar to anise and citrus. Our Ecuadorian Palo Santo is positively superior to the wood we offer from Peru, thus the increased price. The higher resin content of the Ecuadorian wood causes it to be more fragrant than Peruvian Palo Santo. Palo Santo has been used at least since Incan times as a spiritual cleanser and smudging incense and is often employed in Ayahuasca rituals. It has also found use in protecting livestock, in ethnomedicine, and as an insect repellant. This wood has been farm-raised to help protect the remain wild population of trees. Palo Santo is associated with the Air element and Mercury is thought to be its celestial body.

Peruvian Palo Santo is a resinous and highly fragrant wood. The resin known as Copal de Santo (from the same species Burseragraveolens) is also employed as an incense. This Palo Santo wood originates from Peru. One only needs to light the tip of a piece of wood with a match or lighter for it to quickly catch fire, thus where the term "torch wood" comes from. To use the wood as an incense smudge, let the tip burn for 30 to 60 seconds and then blow out. The smoke produced by Palo Santo is woody and complex, with with a some similarities with pine and strong notes that appear similar to anise and citrus. While Peruvian Palo Santo is not as fragrant as Ecuadorian Palo Santo, it it more affordable with larger pieces lending themselves to woodworking crafts. Palo Santo has been used at least since Incan times as a spiritual cleanser and smudging incense and is often employed in Ayahuasca rituals. It has also found use in protecting livestock, in ethnomedicine, and as an insect repellant. This wood has been ethically collected from fallen branches and naturally fallen trees. Palo Santo is associated with the Air element and Mercury is thought to be its celestial body.

Copal de Santo (aka. Palo Santo resin)is a hard, dark grayish-brown resin obtained from the same tree that provides Palo Santo wood: Burseragraveolens. This amazing and unique copal may provide a suitable replacement (no substitute) for the ever elusive Bursera bipinnata aka: Copal Negro. This Copal de Santo originates from Peru. The resin smolders most similarly to frankincense and produces the "char-coaled marshmallow" effect at the last part of the burn cycle, differentiating it from all others Bursera species that we have had personal contact with. The smoke produced by Copal de Santo is very rich and complex, with an almost piney depth and strong notes that appear similar to anise and citrus. Palo Santo in general has been used at least since Incan times as a spiritual cleanser and smudging incense and is often employed in Ayahuasca rituals. It has also found use in protecting livestock, in ethnomedicine, and as an insect repellant. Copal de Santo is associated with the Air element and Mercury is thought to be its celestial body.

Extracts from the leaves are useful for their insect repellent properties. The presence of Germacrene-D along with other organic hydrocarbons in the leaves is thought to contribute to the insecticidal properties of various members of the Burseraceae family, including Bursera copallifera, B. excelsa, B. fagaroides, B. graveolens, Boswellia sacra, Commiphora holtziana and C. myrrha. In recent studies, this chemical has been found to be repellent to not only herbivores (beetles), but also mosquitoes, aphids and ticks.

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